Extra-Peritoneal Suppuration in Perforating Appendicitis
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The truth of the statement that the vermiform appendix is a totally intra-peritoneal structure appears to have been satisfactorily demonstrated. There are, however, numerous published statistics which appear to show that a portion of the appendix may be uncovered by peritoneum in a natural state of the parts. Fowler writes: "The completeness with which this [the peritoneum] covers the organ varies greatly. . . . The
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